USS Congress: Civil War Ship memorial naval first day cover postmarked from Newport News, VA on Sept 15, 1979. Color art cachet #2128 showing the battle between the USS Congress and CSS Virginia on May 8, 1962 at Hampton Roads.

The wooden USS Congress was at a severe disadvantage fighting the ironclad CSS Virginia and is destroyed in the fight. USS Monitor arrives on the scene too late to save two of the Union blockade ships. See the ship's web pages to view the details of her design, construction and service history.

Cover franked with a 15 cent flag stamp (FDOI) plus a 3 cent GAR Union Army Veteran's stamp # 985.

Cover prepared on a Quality Envelope with gum on flap.

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